Interactive TV News Round-Up (I): ATIS, Concurrent, ES3, Pace, Microsoft Mediaroom
InteractiveTV Today [itvt]
Standards body, the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS), on Wednesday released a solution for "securely identify[ing] and authenticat[ing] computers, TV's and other devices for connection into IPTV networks to enable video and ...

Slovak Telekom presents Magio TV promotion
Telecompaper (subscription) 
In the IPTV option (copper or optical network), the new features Programme Rewind and seven-day Magio Archive are added and will be available for three ...


IP Vision to sell hybrid TV, VoD businesses
Telecompaper (subscription) 
UK IPTV technology provider IP Visionhas initiated a process to sell its hybrid DTT/IPTV products and VoD businesses and assets. In order to facilitate an ...

IP Vision to sell all assets
IPTV News
UK firm IP Vision has confirmed that it is putting its hybrid DTT/IPTV solutions and premium VOD businesses and assets up for sale. The company called in Peter Kubik and Michael Kiely as Joint Administrators with effect from 22 December 2011, ... 

AT&T adds 208 U-verse TV subs
IPTV News
US telco AT&T has posted another huge quarter for its IPTV service 'U-verse TV', adding 208000 subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2011 to reach a total of 3.8mn in service. The company added that its margins for the service are improving thanks to ...

IPTV facing equipment replacement costs, lack of funding
The Spokesman Review (blog)
Butch Otter's budget recommendation calls for another year of zero funding next year, though IPTV requested $1.5 million. “Our operating model is not sustainable with current capital funding levels,” general manager Peter Morrill told the Joint ...

Sony BDP-S185 Blu-ray player
Register 
The good news is that it still offers full access to the Sony Entertainment Network IPTV portal. Sony's little space saver comes in a choice of two finishes ...